Nehemiah 5:2 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For there were that said, We, our sons, and our daughters, are many: therefore we take up corn for them, that we may eat, and live.”
Nehemiah 5:2 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Nehemiah 5:2 in 6 Bible Translations
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Nehemiah 5:2 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For there were some who said, “We, our sons and our daughters, are many. Let us get grain, that we may eat and live.””
Nehemiah 5:2 — World English Bible
Nehemiah 5:2 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many: let us get grain, that we may eat and live.”
Nehemiah 5:2 — American Standard Version
Nehemiah 5:2 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“yea, there are who are saying, `Our sons, and our daughters, we--are many, and we receive corn, and eat, and live.'”
Nehemiah 5:2 — Young's Literal Translation
Nehemiah 5:2 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And there were that said, We, our sons and our daughters, are many, and we must procure corn that we may eat and live.”
Nehemiah 5:2 — Darby Translation
Nehemiah 5:2 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For there were that said, We, our sonnes and our daughters are many, therefore we take vp corne, that we may eate and liue.”
Nehemiah 5:2 — Geneva Bible
Nehemiah 5:2 in Context — Nehemiah 5
1 Il s’éleva de la part des gens du peuple et de leurs femmes de grandes plaintes contre leurs frères les Juifs.
2 Les uns disaient: Nous, nos fils et nos filles, nous sommes nombreux; qu’on nous donne du blé, afin que nous mangions et que nous vivions.
3 D’autres disaient: Nous engageons nos champs, nos vignes, et nos maisons, pour avoir du blé pendant la famine.
4 D’autres disaient: Nous avons emprunté de l’argent sur nos champs et nos vignes pour le tribut du roi.
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What Does Nehemiah 5:2 Mean?
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